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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDeploying Troops to L.A. Is Very Unpopular
Deploying Troops to L.A. Is Very Unpopular
June 10, 2025 at 2:13 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 74 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2025/06/10/deploying-troops-to-l-a-is-very-unpopular/
A new YouGov poll finds that President Trumps deployment of Marines to Los Angeles is deeply unpopular, with a 47 percent disapproval mark, compared with 34 percent who approve.
Dispatching the National Guard isnt much better: 45 percent disapprove and 38 percent approve.
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Deploying Troops to L.A. Is Very Unpopular (Original Post)
applegrove
Jun 10
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The morons who approve believe VonSchitzInPants when he says LA is being obliterated.
NoMoreRepugs
Jun 11
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NoMoreRepugs
(11,480 posts)1. The morons who approve believe VonSchitzInPants when he says LA is being obliterated.
kimbutgar
(25,540 posts)2. 47% is not high enough it should be 74% disapproval !
Polybius
(20,495 posts)3. Too many people don't have an opinion
19%.
Prairie Gates
(5,648 posts)4. Apparently, 20-25% of the people a) don't give a fuck
b) don't know what "deploy" means
c) never heard of a "national guard"
d) are wondering how Los Angeles can still be relevant since they got knocked out of the playoffs
e) all of the above
twodogsbarking
(14,364 posts)5. We need the Patriot Act. We need Homeland Security. Hmmm.
mdbl
(6,907 posts)6. so the Magats are holding at 34%
Ignoramuses.